Alex James and Joe Bray reflect on Manchester City’s final day win at Fulham to secure Champions League football and decide who is the Blues’ Player of the Season. They discuss why the best players from the campaign are the unexpected ones, and look ahead to which players might have played their final game for the club. There is an update on Ilkay Gundogan’s future while Jack Grealish’s omission at Fulham puts his own place in doubt.

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🎙️ Talking City is back! Join Joe Bray alongside Luke Walters for an in-depth, heartfelt podcast covering everything from Kevin De Bruyne’s emotional final home game at the Etihad, to Pep Guardiola’s dramatic ultimatum about needing a smaller squad next season.

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Manchester City have lost the FA Cup Final.

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Joe Bray and Simon Bajkowski are back ahead of the FA Cup final and ask whether it even matters if Manchester City beat Crystal Palace at Wembley. They discuss the tricky call over starting Kevin De Bruyne and then delve into Erling Haaland’s weird lack of goals in cup finals for the Blues. Will he break that duck on Saturday?

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Manchester City scraped through the weirdest of matches on the south coast — but with Wembley around the corner, are Pep’s men really ready?

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta believes his team should have two Premier League titles , but City fans (and stats) say otherwise.

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Manchester City’s incredible U18 winning run came to a dramatic end at Villa Park in the Youth Cup final.

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Manchester City are starting to look like their old selves again! But a Friday night test against Wolves could shake things up.

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Manchester City are back at Wembley — and they're not finished yet.

On this week's Talking City, Tyrone Marshall and Simon Bajkowski break down another big semi-final win, a huge moment for Rico Lewis, Kovacic’s best performance in a City shirt, and the major decisions looming ahead of the FA Cup Final.

Inside the episode:

🏆 How City suffocated Forest and booked another trip to Wembley

🌟 Rico Lewis silencing the doubters with a huge goal

🎯 Kovacic delivering a masterclass in midfield

🧠 Nunes reinventing himself as a right-back?

🎩 De Bruyne’s emotional FA Cup Final dilemma — captain or bench?

🏟️ Why the semi-finals should move away from Wembley

Plus: City’s title defence officially ends, Liverpool crowned champions, and what next season’s big rebuild could look like.

👇 Comment below: Who MUST start for City at Wembley?

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City are back in the top 5 mix after a vital win over Aston Villa — but with the FA Cup semi-final looming, what matters most in the final run-in?

Tyrone Marshall and Simon Bajkowski are in the studio breaking down:

⚽ Key takeaways from the Villa win

🔁 Who stepped up and who should be rested for Wembley

🏆 How big the FA Cup has suddenly become for City’s season

🧠 Guardiola’s rotation strategy and managing fatigue

💬 What fans are really expecting in the final few weeks

Is this the beginning of a strong finish… or just the final push?

👇 Let us know: FA Cup or Top 5 — what’s more important now?

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